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Determine whether the given vectors are orthogonal. u=<-2,6> ; v= <4,2>

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Final answer:

The given vectors u and v are not orthogonal.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine whether two vectors are orthogonal, we need to calculate their dot product. If the dot product is zero, then the vectors are orthogonal.

For the given vectors u = <-2,6> and v = <4,2>, we can calculate their dot product as follows:

u · v = -2 * 4 + 6 * 2 = -8 + 12 = 4

Since the dot product is not zero, the vectors u and v are not orthogonal.

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